Metz Food Service is excited to announce that snacks will now be available to all students at the Primary Center during their lunch time!
👉 Students must have a positive balance on their account to purchase snacks.
👉 You can add money to your child’s account online or send money to school in a sealed envelope labeled with:
Child’s name
Grade
“Snack Money”
✨ Available Snacks & Prices:
Doritos Nacho Cheese – $1.25
Doritos Cool Ranch – $1.25
Welch’s Bite Mix Fruit Gummies – $1.00
Fruit Roll-Ups – $1.00
🍽 Reminder: Breakfast and lunch remain free for all students.
#PrimaryCenter #MetzFoodService #SnackTime #SchoolSnacks
Each grade level has been working on their own pumpkin-inspired masterpieces, and the results are as unique as each young artist:
🍂 Kindergarten — Inspired by the beloved book character Spookley the Square Pumpkin, our youngest artists practiced their fine motor skills by cutting, gluing, and painting their very own square pumpkins.
🌻 1st Grade — First graders explored crayon resist techniques to create vibrant pumpkin landscape paintings in the style of Vincent van Gogh. Their swirling skies and glowing pumpkins are truly a work of art!
🧡 2nd Grade — Second graders mixed primary colors to make their own painted papers, then collaged expressive facial features to design Picasso-inspired pumpkins full of personality and bold shapes.
Mrs. Davis’ classroom pumpkin patch is a celebration of art history, creativity, and fall fun. 🍁✨
#MrsDavisArtClass #PumpkinPatchArt #YoungArtists #ArtEducation #FallArt #ElementaryArt
Ms. Ralston’s 2nd grade class is excited and ready to cheer for tonight’s big game! These creative students made awesome signs to support the Pittston Area varsity football team. 🙌✨
Come support our Patriots as they take on Hazleton Area in a home conference game tonight at 7 PM. Let’s pack the stands and show our school spirit! 💪🔥 #PittstonPride #GoPatriots #FridayNightLights #FuturePatriots
Classes will resume on Tuesday 📚.
Enjoy your long weekend, Patriots! ❤️💙
🍎 2nd Grade Field Trip Reminder! 🍎
The Pittston Area Primary Center 2nd Grade trip to Lakeland Orchard & Cidery is coming up on Friday, October 17, 2025!
🚌 Transportation Reminders:
Option 1: Ride the school bus with your child (chaperones only — no siblings).
Arrive at school by 9:00 AM for check-in.
Buses leave at 9:30 AM and return at 1:00 PM.
Option 2: Drive your child directly to the orchard.
Arrive by 10:30 AM for attendance, wristband pick-up, and lunch distribution.
If students don’t arrive on time, they will not receive their wristbands.
🎟️ Wristbands:
Provided free for all 2nd grade students by the PTO.
Chaperones must have a wristband to enter the orchard ($12 at the gate, not provided by the PTO).
If you can’t attend, another adult (age 21+) must be listed to chaperone your child.
🥪 Lunch:
Bring a packed lunch or pre-order a school lunch (cashless snack bar available).
Chaperones are responsible for their own lunch.
📅 Permission slips were due by Monday, September 22nd!
Questions? Email: PTO@pittstonarea.com
First and Second grade students will bring their completed reading logs to Mrs. Chaump and Kindergarten will turn their logs into Mrs. Rava.
The class in each grade that reads the most books will earn a pizza party. 🍕
The second-grade students have been reading stories about dogs. They enjoyed Henry and Mudge 🐕—a fun story about a boy and his dog—and Dogs, which teaches interesting facts about our furry friends 📚.
Each classroom is working on their own writing piece ✍️. As a wonderful community activity, the SPCA came to talk with us about all the amazing things they do for different kinds of animals 🐾🐱🐰.
The kids had so many great questions for Carol, and they especially loved meeting Scooby 💕. (Good news: Scooby is available for adoption too! 🏡🐶)
Be sure to check out our candid photos 📸 and all the awesome donations we collected 🎁🐾
Students who demonstrated STAR behavior had their names added to our STAR Bingo Board. When a full line of 10 connected — BINGO! — those lucky students received a special prize from our principal, Mr. Savokinas! 🎁👏
We’re so proud of our students for showing Self control, Taking Responsibility, having a positive Attitude, and Respect. Keep up the amazing work — you might be the next STAR to win! 🌟✨
#STARBehavior #StudentSuccess #PBIS #ProudPrincipal #PatriotProud
The kids had an incredible time enjoying all the fall fun—pumpkins, farm adventures, and lots of laughter. 🌻🐐
We are so grateful for the support that helps bring our school community together and create memories our students will cherish. ❤️ #FallFun #SchoolCommunity #ThankYouPTO
We did marble painting on a football to practice our fine motor skills! 🎨
Let’s Go PA! 🔴⚪🔵
We can’t wait to see what science and surprises Jack has in store for us! 🍂🔬
Come support the Pittston Area Patriots this Friday, October 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM as they take on Wilkes-Barre Area at Charley Trippi Stadium. Let’s pack the stands and cheer loud! 🙌
#SchoolSpirit #GoPatriots
📣 Today the Elementary Wrestling coaches visited our school! Students who were interested in wrestling attended an assembly in the gym to learn more about the program.
Pittston Area Elementary Wrestling is open to all boys and girls in grades K through 6 for the 2025–2026 season.
✅ Practices begin Thursday, October 30 at the Middle School Wrestling Room
✅ Parent Meeting: Tuesday, October 28 at 6:00 PM at the Middle School -date may change because of conflict with 2nd grade concert
✅ Cost: $65 ($35 for each additional wrestler in the same household). $50 singlet fee if needed.
✅ Practices held Tuesdays & Thursdays (specific times will be shared by coaches)
⚠️ No parents are allowed in the building during practice times.
👉 Please follow the Pittston Area Wrestling Facebook page for updates. Registration link: https://forms.gle/6kuaVHbjAH4Ph1xa7
Questions? Contact:
📞 Coach John: 570-702-7281
📞 Coach Bob: 570-313-4441
Let’s go Patriots! 🏆🤼
New order forms for the Pittston Area vs. Wyoming Area Rivalry Football Shirts are being sent home with the correct design. ❤️🤍💙
If you’ve already placed an order, don’t worry — it will be filled with the correct design.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your continued support! Let’s go Patriots! 🏈🔥
The shirts arrived today and will be going home with students today and tomorrow. We can’t wait to see everyone wearing them on our upcoming field trips and during special PTO-sponsored events. 💙👕
Check out what’s being served for breakfast and lunch all month long! From Italian Dunkers to Chocolate Chip French Toast, there’s something delicious every day.
View the full menus and stay updated here: https://www.pittstonareametz.com
All meals are free for students.
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Students conducted a science experiment with “erupting apple volcanoes,” played Pass the Apple, made Johnny Appleseed hats, and created an apple-themed craft to take home.
The highlight of the day? 🍏 Making homemade applesauce — and it was a big hit!
We’re so proud of our little learners for exploring, creating, and tasting their way through this special day. ❤️🍎
Our students are showing their Pittston Area pride as they cheer on the Pittston Area Football Team for their away game at Crestwood tonight! They created colorful signs, pom-poms, and football-themed art to support the Patriots and send them off with lots of school spirit.
Good luck tonight, team — your biggest little fans are rooting for you! 🙌
#PatriotPride #PittstonArea #SchoolSpirit #PittstonProud
🍎 Johnny Appleseed Day at Pittston Primary Center! 🌱
Today our entire Primary Center celebrated Johnny Appleseed’s birthday with a variety of activities across grade levels! Students learned all about John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed) and explored his story through reading, writing, art, music, and science.
Across the building, classes participated in creative apple-themed lessons:
🎨 Art: George Seurat-inspired dot apple paintings
🎶 Music: Singing lively apple-themed songs
🍏 Spotlight on Mrs. Hughes’ and Mrs. Zambetti’s 2nd Grade Classes.
Mrs. Hughes’ students combined writing, science, and math for an exciting day of learning! They wrote their own “If I Were Johnny Appleseed…” stories. Both classes made hypotheses to test whether apples float or sink, and experimented with different substances to see what keeps apples from turning brown — lemon juice was the winner! 🍋 Mrs. Zambetti’s class even made homemade apple sauce!
We loved seeing our students engaged in so many hands-on, cross-curricular activities while celebrating this American legend!
#PittstonPrimary #JohnnyAppleseed #CreativeLearning #CrossCurricular #STEM
Students engaged in differentiated apple-themed activities, including creating beautiful apple paintings and using apple manipulatives to build patterns and practice counting skills. 🍏🍎
Hands-on learning made the day both fun and educational as we honored Johnny Appleseed’s legacy! ❤️📚
